These gardens rise in terraces above Central, where old stonework and formal plantings share the hillside with aviaries and glasshouses. The site began as a botanical garden, and its long history is visible in the paths and surviving structures.
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The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens climb from lower paths toward the hillside, combining formal planting with older stone structures. This is one of Hong Kong’s oldest public green spaces.
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- The gardens were completed in 1871.
- An animal collection began here in 1876.
- A pedestrian subway links the eastern and western sections.
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